Memorandum 11-121 Executive Session for City vs. Hillstrand

MEMORANDUM 11-121

TO:                  MAYOR HORNADAY AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

FROM:            JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:            AUGUST 19, 2011

SUBJECT:      REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO AS §44.62.310(C)(1 & 5), MATTERS, THE IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHICH WOULD CLEARLY HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT UPON             THE FINANCES OF THE GOVERNMENT UNIT AND ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE. (CITY VS. HILLSTRAND, BRIEFING BY ATTORNEY TOM KLINKNER)

Pursuant to Council’s Operating Manual – “Any Councilmember, the Mayor or City Manager may place consideration of an executive session on the agenda…”

City Manager Wrede requested an Executive Session regarding “City vs. Hillstrant, Briefing by Attorney Tom Klinkner” for the Special Meeting of August 22, 2011. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

Attorney Tom Klinkner will be telephonic.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the request for Executive Session and conduct immediately in the Conference Room. [Text Box: “WHERE THE LAND ENDS AND THE SEA BEGINS” To access City Clerk’s Home Page on the Internet: http://clerk.ci.homer.ak.us]